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he said, i did put up a defense. it was the strong cross-examination that went on the last month of this trial. >> and i'm curious, did anyone expect the doctor to take the stand in his own defense at any point? >> i think that, you know, his defense attorney never said he would or he wouldn't, so we just didn't know. and today we learned that there was no one on the witness list. there was no one on the defense witness list, including gaznel and i think that defense attorney obviously felt that had his case in the cross-examination. he had a medical examiner on the stand who he was able to o get to say, i cannot definitely say ne of the fetuses were born alive. and maybe he felt that was the best he could do. >> lu ann, time line we are looking at, how much longer is this trial expected to go on? >> they are taking a break for the week because court wasn't in session on fridays anyway, so they will have closing arguments on monday. then it is expected to go to the jury on tuesday. >> lu ann cahn, thank you so much.
he said, i did put up a defense. it was the strong cross-examination that went on the last month of this trial. >> and i'm curious, did anyone expect the doctor to take the stand in his own defense at any point? >> i think that, you know, his defense attorney never said he would or he wouldn't, so we just didn't know. and today we learned that there was no one on the witness list. there was no one on the defense witness list, including gaznel and i think that defense attorney...
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in this case if it's determined his defense attorney can make the argument that the government wasn't a target here. he was just doing what his brother told him, so, therefore, the intent is not to blow up american citizens or it's not the government. it really is him just doing what he's told. obviously there's conspiracy. obviously there's federal charges and the fact that they were throwing bombs out the car at federal officers. so, the state and the federal court are both well equipped to handle both charges, both sets of charges. >> okay. karen desoto, kendall coffey, thank you both so much. >> thank you. >>> a fascinating backstory emerging this morning surrounding a boat parked in a driveway and how it provided the last chapter in the search for a terrorist. apital one, bjorn earns unlimited rewards for his small business. take these bags to room 12 please. [ garth ] bjorn's small business earns double miles on every purchase every day. produce delivery. [ bjorn ] just put it on my spark card. [ garth ] why settle for less? ahh, oh! [ garth ] great businesses deserve unlimited
in this case if it's determined his defense attorney can make the argument that the government wasn't a target here. he was just doing what his brother told him, so, therefore, the intent is not to blow up american citizens or it's not the government. it really is him just doing what he's told. obviously there's conspiracy. obviously there's federal charges and the fact that they were throwing bombs out the car at federal officers. so, the state and the federal court are both well equipped to...
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and does it want to let the defense department get into the drone business, if you will? it goes back to 9/11. after 9/11, the united states was attacked and needed a response. and we saw the cia becoming less of an intelligence agency and more of a paramilitary agency involving drones, involving missions to go out and find people and kill people. that has functioned for about the last ten years. will we see now a shift? going back to the cia, taking its traditional role of gathering intelligence, working with foreign intelligence agencies and shifting the lethal operations back to the military which is much more comfortable about talking about these things, where there are already established lines of oversight. >> pick up on that point a little bit. as you know, we have a new director of the cia, john brennan who in the past has advocated for that move from the cia to the d.o.d. do you think he still sees that as a valuable move now that he is the one in charge of the cia? >> well, it is an interesting question. he was in some ways the driving force behind this idea. i
and does it want to let the defense department get into the drone business, if you will? it goes back to 9/11. after 9/11, the united states was attacked and needed a response. and we saw the cia becoming less of an intelligence agency and more of a paramilitary agency involving drones, involving missions to go out and find people and kill people. that has functioned for about the last ten years. will we see now a shift? going back to the cia, taking its traditional role of gathering...
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and then the defense counsel and the prosecuting counsel identify themselves. they say good morning, your honor. the judge then asked the defense counsel you have had an opportunity to speak with your client? the answer is very briefly your honor. then the judge says to the patient/defendant, so you have your lawyers here. the defendant nods affirmatively. then it's the judge. mr. tsarnaev, i am magistrate judge bowler. this hearing is your initial appearance before the court. we're here because you have been charged in a federal complaint. at this hearing i will advise you of your constitutional and legal rights. i will tell you about the charges against you and the penalties that the court could impose if you are found guilty. you have been charged with one use of a weapon of mass destruction and malicious destruction of property resulting in death. the judge asks the prosecuting attorney what are the maximum penalties. the prosecutor tells her death or imprisonment for life or imprisonment for any term of years. and it's the judge again, speaking to the defe
and then the defense counsel and the prosecuting counsel identify themselves. they say good morning, your honor. the judge then asked the defense counsel you have had an opportunity to speak with your client? the answer is very briefly your honor. then the judge says to the patient/defendant, so you have your lawyers here. the defendant nods affirmatively. then it's the judge. mr. tsarnaev, i am magistrate judge bowler. this hearing is your initial appearance before the court. we're here...
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big electric fences to serve as the last line of defense during flooding to keep asian carp from migrating into a canal that runs directly into lake michigan. tonight, with all of the flooding in and around chicago, the fear is that the river will soon crest above the height of those fences. rendering them useless and potentially sending asian carp right into a waterway in which there is no last line of defense. and then what happens to the great lakes. forecasters say all of the rain in the chicago area is ending tonight. but what that means for the threat of the dreaded asian carp invasion we have been fighting so long and we now have an asian carp for here in washington, on that we will have to keep you posted. now it's time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell again in boston tonight. have a great night. >> people are already calling the fbi tonight, hoping to help identify the two men suspected of planting bombs here in boston. bombs that killed three people, including the 8-year-old boy who will never return to the third grade classroom that i visited today. >> at this time, t
big electric fences to serve as the last line of defense during flooding to keep asian carp from migrating into a canal that runs directly into lake michigan. tonight, with all of the flooding in and around chicago, the fear is that the river will soon crest above the height of those fences. rendering them useless and potentially sending asian carp right into a waterway in which there is no last line of defense. and then what happens to the great lakes. forecasters say all of the rain in the...
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they put that shame on the entire ethnicity. >> you see the defensiveness there. the question was because chechnya has been a hot bed of violence and exported people. >> i think the uncle's argument was compelling. i think he was making an impassioned argument. one cannot also deny that the chechen experience has infiltrated the region. we do see the exploitation of chechen fighters. we saw it in bosnia and we're seeing it in syria. we no the turks were there. very small minority but essentially they help shape the radicalization. >> i want to play one more clip to get your reaction because it contains a fascinating piece of information. this is the mother of the brothers. we don't have that yet. she was interviewed yesterday. she w do we have it? >> three to five years they knew what my son was doing. they knew what actions and what sites on internet he was going. they used to come home. they used to come and talk to me. they used to tell me that -- they were telling me he's really serious leader and they are afraid of him. they were scared of my eldest son. they
they put that shame on the entire ethnicity. >> you see the defensiveness there. the question was because chechnya has been a hot bed of violence and exported people. >> i think the uncle's argument was compelling. i think he was making an impassioned argument. one cannot also deny that the chechen experience has infiltrated the region. we do see the exploitation of chechen fighters. we saw it in bosnia and we're seeing it in syria. we no the turks were there. very small minority...
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about or cars beyond that, they were taking up the defensive position and behind the back left bumper and pistol drawn and down on his knee and then -- the officer is going to have to move. i figured that was going to be the case. the other officers had out their shotguns as well as others had ar 15s and had them up and did not have the necessary defense positions because they were still moving forward trying to assess the situation. you were jogging a throng point where they were taking in what's going on. i would say about seven or prove officers spun around and saw that the running of cameras and reporters was coming. they pushed it back because they appeared it was a threatening situation. they had their weapon pull and must be something threatening. they asked us to back off and i stopped. just like the officer following his model. another officer came and said you will have to go back and move back. then they asked us to take a position where they had to lay down. i'm not sure why that was. i am looking at two snipers who took positions. they are not aiming rifles at this point.
about or cars beyond that, they were taking up the defensive position and behind the back left bumper and pistol drawn and down on his knee and then -- the officer is going to have to move. i figured that was going to be the case. the other officers had out their shotguns as well as others had ar 15s and had them up and did not have the necessary defense positions because they were still moving forward trying to assess the situation. you were jogging a throng point where they were taking in...
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will be questioned by a team called high value detainee interrogation group, consists of fbi, cia, defense department and obama administration officials telling nbc news no miranda warning will be given. they'll invoke the public safety exemption is something they can only do for about 48 hours. >> it is designed to get immediate actionable intelligence. are there more bombs out there. do you have suspects, are there other suspects on the loose, are you working with anyone. those are the immediate questions. two pieces of very good news that came out of this tonight. one, that he was taken alive. all day i have been speaking with counter terrorism officials, their number one priority was get this guy alive because they want
will be questioned by a team called high value detainee interrogation group, consists of fbi, cia, defense department and obama administration officials telling nbc news no miranda warning will be given. they'll invoke the public safety exemption is something they can only do for about 48 hours. >> it is designed to get immediate actionable intelligence. are there more bombs out there. do you have suspects, are there other suspects on the loose, are you working with anyone. those are the...
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this was set up by the government and it consists of members of the fbi, cia and defense department. they'll do the initial questioning. after that 48 hour or whatever how many hours of public safety exception expires, then the government will have to give the miranda warning, and of course what happens in many of these cases, certainly was true of the so-called underwear bomber, people continue to answer questions, he initially resisted, then decided to talk. fiez he will shahzad wanted to talk. they will proceed in court. this is controversial. some think they should be punished in military tribunal. it is complicated because he is an american citizen. the obama administration policy is civilian courts for terrorist acts in the united states. >> pete, how thick is the case law on this not using the miranda warning, how many instances of this do we have that have gone through the system? >> well, it has gone all the way to the supreme court, so there's no doubt that the public safety exception exists, the government has used it before. they exercise it at the beginning and again wit
this was set up by the government and it consists of members of the fbi, cia and defense department. they'll do the initial questioning. after that 48 hour or whatever how many hours of public safety exception expires, then the government will have to give the miranda warning, and of course what happens in many of these cases, certainly was true of the so-called underwear bomber, people continue to answer questions, he initially resisted, then decided to talk. fiez he will shahzad wanted to...
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a sheriff i'm seeing walking up here in the back end and the other officers taking their defensive positions as they find ways to check out the target area and i've seen officers, one or two at a time move up a little closer. >> all right. now we're going to -- i'm not sure who we're getting reports from. let's go back to erica hill now. erica? >> reporter: chris, we're seeing a number of folks coming in now. people being told to clear out of the street. we know that the boston police department apparently sent out a tweet noted that residents on franklin street in the watertown area should stay in place. that's about a mile, mile and a quarter from where we are here in watertown and again we are seeing this increased presence come through. there are a number of reports coming out on social media, people tweeting but what we want to do is be very cautious and in what we're reporting and make sure it's accurate again before it goes on the air. but this increased police presence is definitely something that you cannot ignore. as they continue to come through on the street here. people have bee
a sheriff i'm seeing walking up here in the back end and the other officers taking their defensive positions as they find ways to check out the target area and i've seen officers, one or two at a time move up a little closer. >> all right. now we're going to -- i'm not sure who we're getting reports from. let's go back to erica hill now. erica? >> reporter: chris, we're seeing a number of folks coming in now. people being told to clear out of the street. we know that the boston...
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this was set up by the government and it consists of members of the fbi, cia and defense department. they'll do the initial questioning. and then after that 48-hour or whatever, how many hours of the public safety exception expires, then the government will have to give him the miranda warning and, of course, what happens in many of these cases, it certainly was true of the so-called underwear bomber, people continue to answer questions. mutallab initially resisted, then decided to talk. faisal shahzad wanted to talk. they will proceed in court. this will be somewhat controversial. as you know, there are some republicans in congress who think that terrorist acts should be punished in a military tribunal. it is complicated because he is an american citizen. the obama administration policy is civilian courts for terrorist acts in the united states. >> pete, how thick is the case law on this not using the miranda warning, how many instances of this do we have that have gone through the system? >> well, it has gone all the way to the supreme court, so there's no doubt that the public saf
this was set up by the government and it consists of members of the fbi, cia and defense department. they'll do the initial questioning. and then after that 48-hour or whatever, how many hours of the public safety exception expires, then the government will have to give him the miranda warning and, of course, what happens in many of these cases, it certainly was true of the so-called underwear bomber, people continue to answer questions. mutallab initially resisted, then decided to talk. faisal...
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they recommend practicing defensive eating and assume that meats are hazardous so you do everything possible in the preparation phases to reduce your risk like frying it like the chicken nugget. here are some of the other stories topping the news now for you. the two men arrested on charges of plotting a terrorist attack on a canadian train will be in court today for a bail hearing. they reportedly had direction and guidance from al qaeda in iran. >>> 14 people were killed in the blast in texas. >>> the tsa postpones the plan to allow small knives back on planes. it wants more input. flight attendants and air marshals have slammed the plan. >>> the faa and airlines say it is partly because of the sequester forced furloughs. 400 flights were cancelled yesterday. more than a typical monday. >>> and the suspect who replaced osama bin laden was captured. he was been on the run. the former elementary school teacher is wanted on child pornography charges. >>> and day three of the hearing for the man accused of sending ricin raced letters. ricin was not found at his home. >>> at least 22 deaths are
they recommend practicing defensive eating and assume that meats are hazardous so you do everything possible in the preparation phases to reduce your risk like frying it like the chicken nugget. here are some of the other stories topping the news now for you. the two men arrested on charges of plotting a terrorist attack on a canadian train will be in court today for a bail hearing. they reportedly had direction and guidance from al qaeda in iran. >>> 14 people were killed in the blast...
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the adhesive helps create a food seal defense for a clean mouth and kills bacteria for fresh breath. ♪ fixodent, and forget it. >>> this breaking news, we are reviewing what has just occurred. according to pete williams and court documents. there has been a legal procedure in the hospital room, obviously, the defendant has agreed to an order of voluntary detention without prejudice. the defendant declined to answer bail questions in a probable cause hearing may 30th at 10:00 a.m. the court is satisfied the defendant is alert and able to respond to the charges. the defendant is remanded to the custody of fbi agents and was presented to u.s. marshals. he was advised of his rights and the charges against him. the government states the maximum penalties and is moved to detention. and there is a charge of using a weapon of mass destruction, the bomb, and that would include a possible death penalty phase if it were to come to that. although massachusetts does not have the death penalty. this is a federal case. david rode joins me now. he is the author of a pulitzer prize winner and the a
the adhesive helps create a food seal defense for a clean mouth and kills bacteria for fresh breath. ♪ fixodent, and forget it. >>> this breaking news, we are reviewing what has just occurred. according to pete williams and court documents. there has been a legal procedure in the hospital room, obviously, the defendant has agreed to an order of voluntary detention without prejudice. the defendant declined to answer bail questions in a probable cause hearing may 30th at 10:00 a.m. the...
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i do criminal defense work. i can tell you, the most you can hope for in a miranda case is one or two statements will not make it into court. it's rare the whole case falls out unless everything -- >> so it's not the poison fruit thing? >> there is a poison fruit provision, standard. but it's very rare for it to pollute an entire case. >> let me ask you practically, why don't the law enforcement officials, the federal officials up there who have him in custody at the hospital, why didn't they just do this as soon as they could? >> in my view they should. i have serious problems with the public safety exception they articulated. this is an exception that usually at the scene, where they're looking for a gun, they're looking for something that a kid could come across. it's not something -- >> they attest that they do believe there's reasonable belief that this guy and his brother had plans for other operations because they had more bombs. >> well -- >> isn't that a prima facie case? why would you have a bomb if yo
i do criminal defense work. i can tell you, the most you can hope for in a miranda case is one or two statements will not make it into court. it's rare the whole case falls out unless everything -- >> so it's not the poison fruit thing? >> there is a poison fruit provision, standard. but it's very rare for it to pollute an entire case. >> let me ask you practically, why don't the law enforcement officials, the federal officials up there who have him in custody at the hospital,...
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we had to take our defensive positions on the sidewalk and laid out. up here we had snipers taking positions. they said if you knew what was going on, you wouldn't be where you are. we pushed further back. harrowing, but the officers who were there, some are still there. many of them have since moved out. i think the excitement of that area is going into a lull. i suspect it is one more crime scene they are looking at and treating it i guess if that was a body or maybe if it wasn't, that it may be a device that could be potentially a bomb. we know the pressure cooker bombs have a tremendous force and we know that now. the idea of pushing us back is probably a good thing. i am surprised some of the officers who are as close as they are, about every officer out there is wearing a bulletproof protection. i can tell you that much. richard? >> we are watching pictures, new video of the suspect's homes. you can see law enforcement here reaching into a silver vehicle that is right in front of the suspect's home. just getting that into msnbc. kerry, as you rep
we had to take our defensive positions on the sidewalk and laid out. up here we had snipers taking positions. they said if you knew what was going on, you wouldn't be where you are. we pushed further back. harrowing, but the officers who were there, some are still there. many of them have since moved out. i think the excitement of that area is going into a lull. i suspect it is one more crime scene they are looking at and treating it i guess if that was a body or maybe if it wasn't, that it may...
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we're seeing trofrt r -- they're saying dzhokhar tsarnaev should be denied a defense attorney. what is the white house saying about this criticism. >> reporter: well, look, the white house believes that he should basically be tried as a citizen. he is an american citizen so they believe he should be tried in a civilian court. that is what they're saying at the point in time. as pete has been discussing all afternoon, he's going to be given the public safety option meaning he won't have his miranda rights read and be questioned for a pier idea of time. those law make rs are calling for him to be put into the class of enemy combatant which goes along with all of the things you just mentioned. they would like to see him treated essentially to give law enforcement officials more time to question him making the argument that he really is a danger in this case. so that is what they are arguing, as you point out the politics had been sort of put on the back burner for a time, chris. yesterday you hear the bipartisan praises of how this entire situation had been handled and now we're g
we're seeing trofrt r -- they're saying dzhokhar tsarnaev should be denied a defense attorney. what is the white house saying about this criticism. >> reporter: well, look, the white house believes that he should basically be tried as a citizen. he is an american citizen so they believe he should be tried in a civilian court. that is what they're saying at the point in time. as pete has been discussing all afternoon, he's going to be given the public safety option meaning he won't have...
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michelle, the father of the two brothers has spoken to the media and he sounded quite defensive about the accusations against his sons. even called one of them an angel. he said that he was -- the youngest son, dzhokhar, was an intelligent boy. what can you tell us about the father's comments? >> well, we saw actually two interviews that were done with the father, over the phone from dagestan today where he apparently returned because we know according to other sources, at least, that the family lived there for a short time. maybe about a year. around 2001. so at some point the father returned to dagestan. we don't know if the sons ever went back there or how much contact he had. some of his statements were strange. i mean, he did defend his sons. at one point saying he thinks they were framed. and in relation to tamerlan, who was killed, he said, you know, weren't they supposed to take him alive? all hell will break loose if they kill my youngest son. but he was saying that his younger son was in his second year of medical school in the u.s. not true. he was 1 ye9 years old. he was a
michelle, the father of the two brothers has spoken to the media and he sounded quite defensive about the accusations against his sons. even called one of them an angel. he said that he was -- the youngest son, dzhokhar, was an intelligent boy. what can you tell us about the father's comments? >> well, we saw actually two interviews that were done with the father, over the phone from dagestan today where he apparently returned because we know according to other sources, at least, that the...
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and resiliency is a great defense to terrorism. you know, resiliency meaning we can handle -- >> the israelis have taught us that. >> and the british after the attack back in 2005. boy, they went right back to work the next day. they didn't let the terrorists bother them one bit. so we got to be careful. we've got to react. we've got to do sensible things. the same time, we have to put this in perspective. >> you know, i think one of best things you did during the 9/11 aftermath was the way you briefed. i think people need to be briefed and you did a great job. you're doing it now. people need to know what's going on. that's a calming effect here's what we know about anthrax. here's what we know now. here's what we don't know. people need to be talked to as equals. thank you, mr. mayor. thanks for coming. >>> we're awaiting the news conference. just one suspect. they're looking for one guy right now. block to block. we'll be back in just a moment. change makes people nervous. but i see a world bursting with opportunity, with ideas,
and resiliency is a great defense to terrorism. you know, resiliency meaning we can handle -- >> the israelis have taught us that. >> and the british after the attack back in 2005. boy, they went right back to work the next day. they didn't let the terrorists bother them one bit. so we got to be careful. we've got to react. we've got to do sensible things. the same time, we have to put this in perspective. >> you know, i think one of best things you did during the 9/11...
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>> it may in terms of the defenses that get raised, particularly around mitigation. assuming for a second that the federal charges and the government is seeking the death penalty, likely the defense team would argue around mitigation, that somehow he was improperly influenced by the brother. you know, the government i suspect will show significant evidence to combat that type of defense of mitigation around influence of the older brother. >> when you look at how this all went down, all of the agencies working together, anything you look at and say, if i had this to do over again in terms of organization, i would do this differently? >> well, from my perspective looking at it from the outside in, it seems to me that all the things were put in place post 9/11 as relates to collaboration and cooperation. the efforts of the joint terrorism task force and the anti-terrorism advisory council and all the training that's gone in place since 9/11 seems to work -- seemed to work out exceptionally well. also in terms of engaging the public. they engaged the public and the publi
>> it may in terms of the defenses that get raised, particularly around mitigation. assuming for a second that the federal charges and the government is seeking the death penalty, likely the defense team would argue around mitigation, that somehow he was improperly influenced by the brother. you know, the government i suspect will show significant evidence to combat that type of defense of mitigation around influence of the older brother. >> when you look at how this all went down,...
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i think it's the -- make sure i get it right, the national defense authorization act of 2012 that says a sudden can't be tried as an enemy combatant unless there are tangible links that connect them to enemy forces among them, al qaeda at this time. there is no evidence of that. the people who as you have heard just moments before say he should be at least at this time treated like an enemy combatant are those republicans, among them john mccain and lindsey graham. but there's others, they say basically he should be treated as an enemy combatant for now and then handed over to civilian authorities. the information we're learning about his inability to communicate right now throws a wrench into a lot of that. but on the other side, we heard today from the chairman of the intelligence committee of the house, mike rogers, and here is his perspective on why he should not be treated like an enemy combatant. >> he's a citizen of the united states. i think that brings all of the protections of the u.s. constitution. under the public safety exception, however, i do believe that the fbi has a p
i think it's the -- make sure i get it right, the national defense authorization act of 2012 that says a sudden can't be tried as an enemy combatant unless there are tangible links that connect them to enemy forces among them, al qaeda at this time. there is no evidence of that. the people who as you have heard just moments before say he should be at least at this time treated like an enemy combatant are those republicans, among them john mccain and lindsey graham. but there's others, they say...
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two sisters, a lena and bella tsarnaev released this statement today that did not include one word of defense of their brothers. our hearts go out to the victims of last week's bombing. it sad dens us to see so many innocent people hurt after such a callous act. as a family we are absolutely devastated by the sense of loss and sorrow this has caused. we don't have any answers, but we look forward to a thorough investigation and hope to learn more. we ask the media to respect our privacy during this difficult time. but their mother continues to refuse to believe that her sons could have done anything wrong. nbc's british partner itn spoke with the suspects' mother by phone. >> i'm sure my two boys are not responsible for this. >> reporter: you think they were there just as spectators, as innocent spectators? >> of course. well, last year they went, too. >> the suspects' mother then told cnn their protector is god, who is allah, the only one allah. if they're going to kill him, i don't care. i don't care if my youngest one is going to be killed today. i want the world to hear this, and i don't
two sisters, a lena and bella tsarnaev released this statement today that did not include one word of defense of their brothers. our hearts go out to the victims of last week's bombing. it sad dens us to see so many innocent people hurt after such a callous act. as a family we are absolutely devastated by the sense of loss and sorrow this has caused. we don't have any answers, but we look forward to a thorough investigation and hope to learn more. we ask the media to respect our privacy during...
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i can also tell you that as of this hour, secretary john kerry, defense secretary chuck hagel and c.i.a. director john brennan are here for a previously scheduled meeting with the national security adviser. that is under way right now. that doesn't involve the president. will they discuss boston? that is certainly a high possibility giving the evolving events of the day. president obama has been briefed regularly throughout the day. and overnight. as the situation was developing. of course we have heard from the president, multiple times this week on monday. again on tuesday, we heard from him at that interfaith service yesterday in boston. will we hear from him again today? we don't know at this point. the white house doesn't have anything on his schedule to that effect. but he is clearly monitoring the situation quite closely concerned about the developments that are under way in boston. alex? >> thank you, kristen for the update. we certainly will be talking more about the implications here in terms of foreign policy and possibly national security and how the white house responds in
i can also tell you that as of this hour, secretary john kerry, defense secretary chuck hagel and c.i.a. director john brennan are here for a previously scheduled meeting with the national security adviser. that is under way right now. that doesn't involve the president. will they discuss boston? that is certainly a high possibility giving the evolving events of the day. president obama has been briefed regularly throughout the day. and overnight. as the situation was developing. of course we...
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has to anticipate, perhaps they would try to use a mental health defense in the trial. you're getting so far along in this case you're thinking about the death penalty phase. at some point probably sooner rather than later you're going to end up looking at their childhoods, where they came from. it's a sweeping, really unparalleled investigation other than the 9/11 investigation. there's a blank check. it's a full-court press. it's a criminal investigation. but also obviously you need to ascertain that there's nobody else afoot with these kind of designs associated with these folks. >> and investigators would be looking at cell phone records, credit cards, photographs, all of that? >> there's essentially an unlimited supply of information they can get. travel records and the like. there will be an autopsy of these people that's really unparalleled. if they didn't pay a light bill on time, that will come up. they'll absolutely thoroughly go through this and rightfully so. >> now, michael, from what you've given us, we know they're saying they acted alone. we know that yo
has to anticipate, perhaps they would try to use a mental health defense in the trial. you're getting so far along in this case you're thinking about the death penalty phase. at some point probably sooner rather than later you're going to end up looking at their childhoods, where they came from. it's a sweeping, really unparalleled investigation other than the 9/11 investigation. there's a blank check. it's a full-court press. it's a criminal investigation. but also obviously you need to...
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the charges were dropped as the defense started presenting its case at the doctor's trial. he was accused or is accused of the overdose death of a patient and the deaths of seven babies, allegedly born alive. he still faces murder charges in the death of that patient. for babies, i should point out, the emotion associated with this case, apparently the court clerk cautioned the jury as well as two dozen or so journalists, bloggers and observers in the courtroom not to overreact when that ruling was read. the defense made the argument that there was not, quote, one piece of objective scientific evidence that anyone was born alive at the gosnell clinic. the judge went behind chamber doors. about 30 minutes later emerged with his ruling regarding some of the charges. so that is the latest information. some of the charges dropped against the abortion doctor in this highly watched trial out of philadelphia. homeland security secretary janet napolitano defended security procedures in place for asylum seekers at a hearing on immigration reform on capitol hill today. her testimony
the charges were dropped as the defense started presenting its case at the doctor's trial. he was accused or is accused of the overdose death of a patient and the deaths of seven babies, allegedly born alive. he still faces murder charges in the death of that patient. for babies, i should point out, the emotion associated with this case, apparently the court clerk cautioned the jury as well as two dozen or so journalists, bloggers and observers in the courtroom not to overreact when that ruling...
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in the end, the best defense against a lone wolf always will be friends, family, people in the community who say something's wrong with this person, they're going bad. it is the old see something, say something, call the cops right away. >> senator joe lieberman, i got to leave it there. a man who's basically one of the founders of the homeland security department. always good to have your perspective on. >> good to be with you. >>> cities across the country on high alert this morning. we've seen it here in washington outside the white house, pennsylvania avenue's once again closed to pedestrians as president obama promises to hunt down whoever is responsible. former obama senior advisor david axelrod will join me next. acceler-rental. at a hertz expressrent kiosk, you can rent a car without a reservation... and without a line. now that's a fast car. it's just another way you'll be traveling at the speed of hertz. if you've got it, you know how hard it can be to breathe and man, you know how that feels. copd includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. spiriva is a once-daily inhaled copd
in the end, the best defense against a lone wolf always will be friends, family, people in the community who say something's wrong with this person, they're going bad. it is the old see something, say something, call the cops right away. >> senator joe lieberman, i got to leave it there. a man who's basically one of the founders of the homeland security department. always good to have your perspective on. >> good to be with you. >>> cities across the country on high alert...
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i'm not speaking in defense of him. i share her frustration. >> i share her frustration too. we don't have to go back, though, to 1965. go back to 2007. go back to 2008. george w. bush had an approval rating in the low 30s. he had 78% of americans against the -- he had nancy pelosi as a speaker of the house. george w. bush -- i know the bush library is opening up -- this is a study of contrast. the statement that it's better to be feared than loved is born out in the examples of george w. bush and barack obama, because legislators knew that george w. bush was going to get his way or he was going to beat them up. bush, time and time and time again in 2007 and 2008, when his approval ratings were at their lowest, he got what he wanted because congressman or a senator in either party knew that -- >> and barack obama got it on health care. not a different human being. >> that they would be destroyed if they didn't give bush what he wanted, that he was going to use everything he could use in his arsenal to get what he needed. >> we don't disagree. i feel this and i share your frus
i'm not speaking in defense of him. i share her frustration. >> i share her frustration too. we don't have to go back, though, to 1965. go back to 2007. go back to 2008. george w. bush had an approval rating in the low 30s. he had 78% of americans against the -- he had nancy pelosi as a speaker of the house. george w. bush -- i know the bush library is opening up -- this is a study of contrast. the statement that it's better to be feared than loved is born out in the examples of george w....
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i was a lawyer and we did some criminal, we did some defense work for doctors. and we'd say, 90% of your problem is a communication problem. from the very beginning, you would sit there and tell your patients what's going on, why it's happening and explain it to them. they would you know, you'd build a better relationship. >> i've heard from several members of congress that cannot understand scientists when they come to present their work to them and look for funding. why would you give money to somebody who's work you don't understand? doesn't make sense. what we do, we don't normally -- improvisation is an innovative way to help them relate to the people they're talking to, so that gets a lot of attention because it's innovative. we also teach writing and what we're trying to do is make it clear and vivid. not dumb it down. not make it oversimplified, but make it so that you, for instance, we started a contest called flame challenge where scientists around the world were invited to explain what a flame was so an 11-year-old could understand it. and thousands o
i was a lawyer and we did some criminal, we did some defense work for doctors. and we'd say, 90% of your problem is a communication problem. from the very beginning, you would sit there and tell your patients what's going on, why it's happening and explain it to them. they would you know, you'd build a better relationship. >> i've heard from several members of congress that cannot understand scientists when they come to present their work to them and look for funding. why would you give...
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there's a law called the national defense act of 2012 that says specifically u.s. citizens cannot be tried in military tribunals. they're arguing he should be questioned as an enemy combatant and then turned over to the civilian justice system. i don't think this will change their view. and, of course, what the fbi says is this is what he has told them. but they have to now verify this. and of course, they are working to do that. >> all right. nbc justice correspondent pete williams. once again, thank you very much. >> you bet. >> and eugene robinson, thank you, as well. we'll be reading your column in the "washington post." >> and let me ask you quickly. are you surprised your home state of south carolina won on this background check issue is an 86/12 proposition? >> i am not surprised. i am floored. i know that district. and look at it on the map. i mean, if it's 86/12 in that district, then this ought to be over. and politicians ought to take a look at that because that's a very, very conservative swath of the state. and there you have the numbers. it's incredib
there's a law called the national defense act of 2012 that says specifically u.s. citizens cannot be tried in military tribunals. they're arguing he should be questioned as an enemy combatant and then turned over to the civilian justice system. i don't think this will change their view. and, of course, what the fbi says is this is what he has told them. but they have to now verify this. and of course, they are working to do that. >> all right. nbc justice correspondent pete williams. once...